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?!> m " *> • rJ n* ' Tf"V* f?' "• •" *< y~**;v>4V 3 £•4$^ i -V " *V: > f X J ' f r ^ ' T 7 * ? t::̂ ) m cmmc OF. RAOINNIFMI-&•* MEILIMDN :/iV CHARLES MORRIS MJTLER. jj&torof *2&* JPf*™?* °f fV*nrefW ̂ iwww/ Copyrisht, 1905, by Cbirles Morris Butler. ill,' m •; CHAPTER XXVI11.--Continued. *•' It was thought by Denver that the retreat to civilization should be begun at once, while the confusion reigned on the inside, And before the main entrance to the tunnel should be dis­ covered. When the party reached the main jquarters in the care, the iflunder was divided up as to weight and* value. It jwas estimated by the-leaders that ooosiderably more than a million had S>een captured, besides a large Quant­ ity of rare "Gems" and the counter­ feiting plate which fell to Lang alone. 'When darkness fell, the cavalcade set out The party was rather handi­ capped for lack of horses, on extras being procured. Some of the hardy rangers started out on foot, leading their mounts, trying to keep their stock fresh for the race they expected would follow detection when their flight was discovered. An advance and rear, guard were MS: placed over the train to guard against f\(i. - surprise. The party had aot pro- jjfe'v ceded very far before word was sent v\ V'. i° from the front and rear both that suspicion pointed towards an ambush and trap. The lines were drawn up fey 1 closer and preparations made to en- gage In a running fight; the idea be- ^, Ing to put as much space between the iky'1' rangers and the city during the night I ji S as possible, to get into the open coun- , try before any real lighting would be- p.) r; gin. II* ' To chronicle in detail the adven- Hiif tures of each of the important char­ acters in this history would take up too much space--and their mode oi escape or death would be so similiar that it could hardly be of interest. Suf­ fice to say, then, that there was a running fight kept up between the regulars and a band of convicts all the night long. The regulators were handicapped by desiring to retain possession of the treasure as well as to escape. To do this, all the horses were massed in the center of the party, while two out of every three of their riders were sent in advance and around to draw flrel The Denver party went to work systematically, forming a m -fill the coach, so onl7 14 others were chosen by lottery; eight of the best and most spirited horses were then hitched to the coach and the regula­ tors took their places, armed to the teeth. It fell to the lot of Philip Fartum to drive the quintette. But Louis Lang was no coward, and° knowing the chances the driver had of ever living to get the coach outside the enclosure, mounted the bo* with hiih, ready to grab the lines in case Farnum was wounded. Lang protected himself as much as possible by placing a box and a few rail supports on the top of t|»e coach In a manner that would give the outlaws but one direction to shoot at him. The intention of the coach party was to cut an opening through the mob when they least expected It; to cause confusion by stampeding the horses and to draw off a large part of the outlaws after the coach to enable the regulators to withdraw from the farm carrying the treasure with them. Each moment was precious, for the convicts were being constantly re-in forced by strangers, fully armed, and who imbued spirit into the attacking squad by force of numbers. At last the moment came for action. The regulators prepared to open the gate preparatory to sending the coach out Into the crowd. The gate swung in, the teams whipped into a madden­ ing gallop, but guided by a master- hand, carried the coach loaded with human freight into the very center of the convict camp. Then real fighting began from the coach. The crack of guns were heard from all sides, but as luck would have it, the onslaughter was very much a surprise and the coach got fairly through the crowd be­ fore the truth dawned upon the out­ laws. The time necessarily taken up In capturing and mounting their horses gave the coach a good start. The out­ laws not knowing but that the gold was being sent out this way, had to give chase, and a running fight was kept up for perhaps a half hour, be­ fore the convicts succeeded in crip­ pling the horses to such an extent Hi- 'String me up aft enoe and be done with It" a# I!-' |k- r square with sentinels about twenty feet apart each way. Knowing. Just where each man was stationed, the rangers fired repeatedly at their ene­ mies with certain results, while the convicts were unable to distinguish friend from foe and often shot at one another by mistake. When dawn broke the rangers with their treasure were within sight of Sub-station No. 1, and there they were reinforced by Johnson, four rebellious German girls, who could wield a gun as well as 6ome of the men, and about twenty head of horses. This placed the regulators in very much' better condition, as there were not over twice as many convicts pursuing them, and their stock in condition. t ^ The Paradlsians were reinforced during the day by the inhabitants of the surrounding Btations and new stock which, when evening came, made it look, quite blue for the treas­ ure party. It was evident to Denver that U the convicts shouldmake a de­ termined rush that his little' band would be overpowered, not, however without loss of life to the citizens. If the citizens had been as brave and fearless a band of fighters as were Hanchett's troops, the fight would no£ have lasted an hour. But different motions actuated the two rival fac­ tions. One was fighting for life, the other simply to regain a fortune. Just as evening fell again the Den­ ver party arrived In sight of a range farm house, a huge wooden structure, shedlike, surrounded by a fence of rock and turf, making quite a place of defense. By consent of the owner, who came down from his house to meet the party and find out what the matter was, the Denver party were allowed to drive into the enclosure and there for a time secure from attack rest their steeds and get a bite to eat. The man dared not harbor our friends for any great length of time, for fear of the consequences--neither did the rangers dare to remain very long for year that too big a crowd could be amassed who could simply overwhelm them by force of numbers. In the yard was a coach belonging to the Overland Mail Line, which had been abandoned by the owners during a raid made by prairie outlaws. A des­ perate scheme was concocted by Den­ ver. The outlaws had so surrounded the enclosure that it was next to Im­ possible to get out Into the opening without great loss of life; but it would be necessary to get out, and the quick­ er the better, while the convicts lit­ tle thought the rangers would do so. Denver's scheme was to form an at­ tacking party, by fitting the coach with men, and attempt to ride into the very midst of the gang dealing as much destruction as possible. Lots were drawn by the rangers to see who would form the party; each man knowing full well that he was risking his very life on slim chances. ; pegvgr and Lang volunteered to be ,«f the party of sixteen who were to during for a ?s»?55«Rfc prevailed, far in the distance could be heard the rapid discharge of flr«fi arms--and now and then the gleam of a light could be seen like the wav­ ing of a torch! In a moment the desire to obtain money overpowered the convicts' sense of gratification which the mob would have experienced in seeing Jim DenveT strung up, and a few on th%. outskirts mounted their steeds pr» paratory to following after the regu* lators' train. "String him up and leave him tled< to the tree," was Hawks' orders, and quick as a wink was Denver swung oft into air, and the end of the rope tied around the tree. Scarce was this ghastly deed per­ formed before the whole gang set off hunting for the rapidly disappearing treasure train, as guided by the noise of firing and the flaring of torches. And Jim Denver's body was left swaying Jn the breeze! (To be continued.) YOUTH NOT INTERFERED WITH. Report That Chlcagoan Was Victim of Russian Tyranny Untrue. William English Walling, the young Chicagoan w.ho was reported to be under arrest at St. Petersburg, Rus­ sia, because he is alleged to have participated in revolutionary activi­ ties, is a son of Dr. Willoughby Wall- • - ALMOST A PARDONABLE DECEIT. Woman's Triumph Over Envious Friend, Mrs. Shoddy. The portly woman in the cross se^t of a Subway car was confiding in her thin friend in a voice which was heard above the rattle of the train. "I had just picked out the table I wanted--a trim little thing to fit in a corner of my parlor--when who should come in but that horrid Mrs. Shoddy. 1 wouldn't have her know, for the world, that I was paying only $3.50 for the table, so I turned to one marked $18 before she saw me. "'Buying a table?' she asked, with that deceitful smile of hers. " 'Yes,' I said coolly. "I have almost decided upon this one,' I said, pointing out the expensive affair. "You should have seen her face. 'Ian^t it rather expensive?' she said. ," 'Oh, no,' I said. 'You can't expect to get good things for nothing. Send that table to my address,' I said to the salesman. 'I'll pay for It on de­ livery.' Then I walked out I waited outside until Mrs. Shoddy went away, then ran back to the store, counter­ manded the order for the $18 table and took the one for $3.50. I was sorry afterward that I hadn't selected a table worth about $100 just to spite that woman."--New York Press. that the coach was brought to a stand still. The darkness aided the regu­ lators more than the convicts and many of the pursuers bit the dust be­ fore the coach was surrounded. Then for about five minutes ensued a hand- to-hand struggle, but finally the regu­ lars were either overpowered and cap­ tured, killed, or had been enabled to escape In the darkness. Among those who had managed to escape In the darkness were Louis Lang and Far­ num. And among the captured and alive was Jim Denver! The loss of a' number, killed, the chagrin of not recapturing the treas­ ure, so enraged the outlaws that they were little better than wild Indians. Schiller was among the victorious party, and his rage was something terrible. He recognized Denver at once--as did Bill Hawks, wounded but still in fighting shape. Both of these worthies had only been released from the treasury vault upon promise of dolag something desperate to regain the treasure stolen, and were on their mettle to save their own necks. The helpless Jim was kicked and cuffed and spit upon. He was hacked and cat most unmercifully by the en­ raged convicts, who recognized in him the head and front of the expedition which had cost them the loss of for­ tune and homes and the loss of many of their kind. They would have torn Jim limb from limb If they had not been restrained by a few led by Schil­ ler, who desired to see a hanging! Near by was a clump of trees--an oasis in the desert of prairie--and to­ ward this Jim was carried for the last act In his drama of life. Through It all Jim acted heroically, and stood the taunts and jeers and tortures like a martyr. Though he felt that his doom was sealed, Denver uttered no cry, nor begged for mercy. The only request he made was: "String me up at once and be done with it." Then Schiller thought to make Den­ ver beg and cringe for mercy by de­ laying his death. "You will swing 6oon enough," retorted Schiller, "but before you do we shall allow you to look upon the cringing, tossing forms of a couple of your confederated! Death, instantaneous, would be too easy a let-ofT for you!" Jim shuddered, and tears, the only ones that ever came to his eyes, dropped down his hardened face at the sight of two of his half-dead comrades slowly strung up to the trees with ropes around their necks. But he did not cry for mercy--neither did he at­ tempt to buy his freedom, which he could possibly have done. At last after, as it seemed, an age to Jim, he stood beneath a tree with a halter around his neck, while swinging by his side were the blackened bodies of his comrades. While Schiller was fastening the rope around Denver's neck, a great shout went up: "To the train! Jo the mpnty! Weean saveityetl'Wnd Still Had Hopes. Mr? Tyte-Phist had scraped an ac­ quaintance with another passenger on the train. "From Cincinnati, ',viftp) yWaT^'he asked. "Yes, sir." "In business there?" " "Yes." "Long?" "Seventeen years." vDo you know a man named Hur- dlestone?" "I don't recall any such man just now." "Rasselas Hurdle stone--he has a hare lip and he's crosseyed. Yoif*d know him In a minute if you saw him. Walks with a kind of stoop. He went to Cincinnati twenty-seven years ago, and I reckon he is there yet. Had a short, stubby mustache the last time I saw him. Can't you seem to remember him now?" "No," said the other passenger. "I have no recollection of him. Is he a relative?" "Gosh, no," said Mr. Tyte-Phist. "I lent the measly cuss twenty-five cents the day before he went away from our' town, and I'd kind o' like to get on track of him that's all."--Chicago Tri­ bune. ' England's 8emi-Tropical Vegetation. Few people have any idea that within five hours' railway journey from London there is a semi-tropical belt equal to many in South Africa. Ten minutes only by steamer across the sound from Plymouth will con­ vince the most skeptical of this fact. In the private gardens belonging to the Earl of Mount Edgecumbe there is one more sheltered than the rest, though only separated by a short but stiff climb from the sea below. Here In the open flourish all the year round fine tree camelias of the true Cape va­ rieties--rich and pink and creamy white, one tree exhibiting the peculiar­ ity of both colors blossoming at once; sturdy blue gums grow here twenty feet high; fine clumps of giant and dwarf bamboo, splendid fruit and tree palms, the aromatic nutmeg and other spices, enormous geraniums, ferns from all parts of the world, and last* but not least, healthy oranges, lemons and citrons, all growing vigQr- ously on their respective trees--a won­ derful testimony to the mildness of the South Devon and Cornish coasts. --Pall Mall Gazette. • • - -- nr. jr. A vdaiflK? ltig," i 'iritlred physician Chicago. He graduated from the Uni­ versity of Chicago in 1897, received his bachelor's degree and was elected to the honorary fraternity of Phi Beta Kappa. He also was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He is known as an ardent socialist and is conslderel an authority on eco­ nomic questions. He is 30 years old. A cable from the young man deny­ ing that there had been any Interfer­ ence with his liberty has been re­ ceived. IS WOMAN OF MANY TALENTS. I*ady Colvlle Gifted Writer, Traveler and Business Manager. Few women writers even in this day of varied talents .and vocations excel in so many diverse occupations as Lady Colvile, the a\ithor of "Round the Black Man's Garden," a chatty volume containing the ac­ counts of a tour she made with her husband round Africa and through Madagascar. Photography, motoring and gardening she understands and practices according to the latest sci­ entific processes. She manages her own estates, one in France and one in England. The metal work of the house In which she lives and of which she was the architect is all of her own and her husband's design .and workmanship. Lady. Colvile has Bhot crocodiles in Africa, photograph­ ed cannibals, seen the supposed tomb of Eve at Jedtt#h and studied surgi­ cal nursing in Edinburgh for the pur­ pose of being able to tend her gang of porters to Uganda on a rough jour­ ney, where they constantly had acci­ dents as well as encounters with each other with knives for weapons, f?.;,; To Publish Washington's Letter*.' An unusual literary "find" is re­ ported and will be published early in March under the title of "Letters and Recollections of Washington." This trasure-trove contains- Washington's correspondence with Tobias Lear and Lear's diary of the last days of the first American president. Tobias Lear was Washington's confidential secre­ tary and the intimate letters, most of which are hitherto unpublished, are full of information as to Washington's property, farm and home life during the years when he was president. The volume might be called "Wash­ ington as a Country Gentleman," so much does it give as to his mode of life at Mount Vernon, his method of handling servants and other d9$aeatic details. , Misjudged the Chinese Cook. A professional man has a Chinese cook and he recently instructed John to make a large handsome cake for a birthday occasion. When the cake appeared on the table it was a tri­ umph of art, frosted and decorated with great skill, but to the surprise of everyone present it bore the In­ itials "J. C„" which were not those of any member of the family. Reluctantly, but certainly, the host was forced to the conclusion that John's religious enthusiasm had be­ come perverted. The more conserva­ tive of the guests were shocked, and after the feast was over the hos| went to explain to John why those initials must not be used for Buch purposes in future. As the explanation pro­ ceeded John became much excited. "Oh hellee, dam no!" he exclaimed. "Him Jelly Cake!"--New York Sun. Couldn't See Rogers. H. J. Allen, editor of the Ottawa (Kan^) Herald, tells of his efforts to interview H. H. Rogers when the Standard OH magnate's special train stopped at his town. "Get off that, you," yelled a voice from the inside. Upon the next car Allen reached the second step. "Was you aiming to see any pusson aroun* here?" Inquired a dark com- plexioned party. He swung himself carefully on one foot and moved the other through the air as though to try its movement "You all ciear outes dis, and do hit lively," said the j*7~Uar. "Mistah Rog ers doan allow to be -seen by nobody at no Uflie, least 0i ali-««» ®ewsp*per folk." Has Paid Up Big Debt. John Brisben Walker was the pio­ neer in the steam automobile business and at one time the factory of the Mobile company of America at Kings- land-Point-on-the-Hudson employed nearly 1,000 men. Mr. Walker was warned that the gasoline motor would take the lead in automobiles, but per­ sisted in his devotion to steam, with the result that he soon found himself loaded with losses exceeding $1,700,- 000. Mr. Wblker personally assumed the Indebtedness of the Mobile com­ pany of America and not only paid it off in full but revurned to every stock­ holder the amount of his investment, with interest This action required the sale of the Cosmopolitan maga­ zine, Klngsland Point and other prop­ erties. Money for Psychical Research. Prof. James H. Hyslop of New York has been offered the position of secretary to the American branch of the Society for Psychical Re­ search^ which has been vacant since the death recently of Dr. Richard Hodgson. Prof. Hyslop says he will accept provided a fund of $25,000 shall be raised In addition to funds already on hand to push forward the society's work. There is little doubt that the amount named will be contributed by those interested in the society. Dr. J. K. Funk of New York is actively engaged in the matter. Honest Methods Brought Forti|p|i The father of Campbell-Banner man, the new prime minister of England, laid the foundation of his fortune In Glasgow by abolishing in his place of business the system then known as "prigging." To "prig" was to bar­ gain and beat down the price of goods. Mr. Campbell started mark­ ing all his goods in plain figures, from which his salesmen were al­ lowed to make no reduction. His suc­ cess was immediate and great He rose to be lord provost of Glasgow and was knighted by Victoria. British Government Is GenenMlt. The earl of Halsbury, who on the change of ministry resigned the chan cellorshlp of England, retires at the advanced $ge of 80 years on a liberal .pension of $25,000 and Baron Ash bourne, the chancellor of Ireland, at the comparatively youthful »age of on a pension of $20,000. During sixteen years of. office Lord Halsbury has received for official salary a sum nearly equal to $1,000,000, exclusive of the comfortable pension to the end of his days. UNCLE SAM PLANTING FORESTS. One Phase of Impetus Given to Irri­ gation Works. Baby forests ar^ some of Uncle Sam's pets. Successful forest plant­ ing has been done for some time In Nebraska, and now a new nursery is being planted in California near Santa Barbara. Seeds of trees suited to the climate there will be grown and in about two years the seedlings will be ready to be transplanted to their per­ manent locations. The upper water shed of the Santa Ynez river now is quite bare or sparsely covered with chaparral. This is the water shed which supplies the town of Santa Bar­ bara with water, and It will be the first scene of attempt at reforesting. Good forest growth Is essential both to preserve the water and to avoid the washing down of silt. If un­ checked this would ruin the reser­ voir. The enterprise is one phase of the national endeavor to induce and conserve the rainfall as well as to distribute the resulting water by the irrigation work. Italian irrigation has been termed the most economical in utilizing water supply, and the most highly developed system of adminis­ trative control. India's system is said to illustrate examples of irrigation on the largest scale and America's yields, the most rapid development ' 5N RECOGNITION OF BRAVERY. Miss Maude Tlttie Receives Large Sum from Carnegie Hero Fund. Maude Titus, the 16-year-old New­ ark (N, J.) schoolgirl who was award­ ed $2,500 from the Carnegie hero fund, receives this, • the largest Award yet made from the fund, in recognition of her act in saving Miss Laura V. Reif- snyder in a yachting acoident in Cas- co bay, Maine, in October last. Miss Titus seized Miss Reifsnyder, who was unable to swim, and, alth Admiral ffichboro Praises Pe-ru-na mmm JflP JIM :-:V XC4CZZ2F 7T7Z& she sank several times with her bur­ den, clung to the girl and reached shore with her. Reciprocal Courtesies. One of the current stories springing from the curtailment of railroad pass privileges concerns George H. Daniels, former head of the passenger depart­ ment of the New Tork Central, now manager of the company's advertis­ ing business. He sent an annual pass to Stuyvesant Fish, president of the Illinois Central, who on examination found that according to restrictions on the pass the only train he could use was one that left New York city about sunrise. Mr. Fish, in order to show equal-courtesy, filled out a pass in Mr. Daniels' name and sent it with a pleasantly worded note acknowledg­ ing the favor which the latter had conferred upon him. Mr. Daniels ex­ amined the pass and saw that it read, Good for transportation on all hand cars on all the lines of the Illinois Central railroad system." Greatest Irrigation Scrteme. The Canadian Pacific railway has in hand the greatest irrigation scheme in the world. By the end of the next three years 1,500,000 acres of land in the vicinity of Calgary, Alberta, hith­ erto arid, will be divided Into 20,000 farms, watered fiom Bow river. The irrigation plan when completed will be 60 per cent larger than th6 next largest on the American continent, which is in the Pecos valley, Arizona. The water utilized in this vast scheme will take two-thirds of the supply of the Bow river at low water. The superintendent of the work states that when' it was first started there were practically no settlers In that particular section, but since then the flow of immigration, which has Included many Americans, has been rapid.--New York Tribune. I- Impromptu Concert In Capital. Congressman Hamilton, chairman of the committee on territories, was feeling extra good the other morning and as he stepped into an elevator In the Capitol building he broke into the chorus of a negro melody. Mr. Hamilton has rather a good baritone voice and his smiling face encourag­ ed the elevator man to join in with a capital tenor. The chorus rolled out with fine effect, much to the hor­ ror of a policeman on duty a couple of floors up. When the officer saw that Congressman Hamilton was one of the offenders he wisely held his peajce. [ Strange Cause for Suicide. ^ R>. A. Brown, a lonely homesteader, of Spokane, Wash., committed suicide a few days ago by taking laudanum. He was driven to self-destruction by remorse resulting from killing his pel pig. Brown had not intended to slaughter the porker until the pangs of hunger Induced him to sacrifice the animal. But he never satisfied his appetite. The spectacle of the gory carcass of the pig flooded his- mind with thoughts of his ingratitude to his playmate. He wrote a note telling about It, and took the poison. Admiral's Wsrds Crry W»l|ht Rear-Admiral Hlchbom is one of the best-known officers of our navy. His statements concerning Peruna will have much weight as they go out In the world. What he says is echoed by many other officers of high standing. What the Admiral Sap. Philip Ilichborn, Rear-Admiral of the U. S. Navy, Washington, D. C., writes: "After the use of Peruna tor a short period, 1 caa now cheerfully recom­ mend your valuable remedy to any ooe who la In need of an lavlgoratlnjr toolc "--Philip Ilichborn. lEM-ADttUUI. MCUBOftN a An Enr-freMnt Fes. The soldier and the sailor are «§• pecially subject to catarrh. In the barracks and on the field, Peruna is found equally efficacious to overcome this physical enemy. If taken in time it will prevent colds from developing into catarrh. Even after a cold has settled in some organ of the body, Peruna can be relied upon as an effi­ cacious remedy to promptly overcome Peruna will relieve catarrh, whether acute or chronic, but a few doses of it taken in the first stages of the dis­ ease will be more effective than when the disease has become established. Curate's Waive Admission. Of course, certain classes of wltr nesses were only made to be trampled on; no honest lawyer would boast, for Instance, of his triumphs over the clergy. Sergeant Ballantine once ap­ peared for the directors of some pub­ lic gardens, the renewal of whose li­ cense was oppoBedj by a local vigi­ lance committee. Their principal witness was a cur­ ate, who described with bated breath the scenes he had witnessed in the gardens. He was asked to specify what sort of scenes. Amid an awe­ struck silence he related how he had actually seen young couples kissing one another behind the bushes. Bal­ lantine asked him if he had ever kiss­ ed a young lady. The curate flushed red, and appealed to the magistrate for protection. When the. bench re­ fused to interfere, he stammered out: "Only once, and she was a Sunday- school teacher."--London Telegraph. SORES ON HANDS. buffered for a Long Time Without Relief--Doctor Was Afraid to Touch Them--Cured by Cuticura. "For a long time I suffered with sores on the hands which were itch­ ing, painful and disagreeable. I had three doctors, and derived no benefit from any of them. One doctor said he was afraid to touch my hands, so you must know how bad they were; another said I never could be cured; and the third said the sores were caused by the dipping of my hands in water in the dye-house where I work. I saw in the papers about the wonderful cures of the Cuticura Reme­ dies and procured some of the Cuti­ cura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. In three days after the application of the Cuticura Ointment my hands began to peel and were better. The sore­ ness disappeared, and they are now smooth and clean, and I am still working in the dye-house. Mrs. A. E. Maurer, 2340 State St* Chicago, I1L, July 1, 1905." { Cleaning 8llver and Jewelry. felt? cleaning silver ornaments care lftu&t be taken that the stones are not put out of place, and filigree jewelry should be handled as little as possi­ ble, and with hands that are perfect­ ly dry. Powdered fine magnesia Is used for the filigree work. It is put on dry and left for three or four hours, then shaken off and the remainlnder Is brushed out with a hard plate brush. Drug Wrought Chemical Change. Some years ago a Berlin man was suffering from a nervous disorder, and the doctor who treated him gave him pills compounded of nitrate of potash and nitrate of silver. The remedy was successful, but whenever attacked with pain, the patient returned to the pills until after some years his skin gradually took on a silvery tinge. His face and hands now look as though made of silver, and the doctors de­ clare tlwt they will always remalf. SO. • -• ' 'V'* ' - To Canonize Pius IX. Hie Sacred Congregation of Rites Is receiving petitions dally for the canonization of Pius IX. It is likely the initial process will be inaugurat­ ed soon, especially as Plus X. has given the movement his explicit sanc­ tion. . Mother Cray's Sweet Powaera for Children Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse In the Children's Home in New York, cure Constipation, Feverishneas, Bad Stomach, Teething Disorders, mova and regulate tho Bowels and Destroy Worms.Over 80,000 tes­ timonials. At all Druggists, 25c. Sample FREE. Address A. S. Olmsted, LeRoy,N.Y. "The Intellectual Miss Lamb" ia the title of a short story in the Feb­ ruary "Century" by .Florence Morse Kingsley, author .of "The Singular Miss Smith," "The Transfiguration of Miss Phllura," "Titus," and other pop­ ular stories and books. 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It is safe to say that the lady who once uses De­ fiance Starch will use no other. Quality and quantity must win. , / Poor, Patient Man. • Mr. Henpeck--My dear, please" don't call me "Leo" any more. Mrs. Henpeck--What foolishness are you thinking about now? Why shouldn't I call you "Leo"? That's your name. Mr. Henpeck--I know, but It makes my friends laugh when yon call ine that. I was thinking you might (AH tne "Job" just for a pet name. f Tallest Building. The tallest building in the world to being erected in New York by a life insurance company. It will be 560 feet high, or five feet higher than the Washington monument and eighty^ eight feet higher than St. Peter's, Rome. • • • U j •, Gift to King of Norway. ri ,; ' 'A pa i r o f magn i f i cen t c a r r i age horses has been shipped from Hull to' Norway. They were from the Royal Mews, Windsor, and a gift from K£|f Edward to the King of Norway. Many Sign the Pledge. Joseph Nix, the Wfesleyan refornler; took 3,845 signatures to the pledge |n a nine days' gospel temperance meet­ ing in Bradford, England. f £iso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of as a cough cure.--J. W. O'BBIKN, 322 Third Ave. N., Minneapolis, Minn.. Jan. & 1900. The Eiffel tower is eight shorter In winter than In summer.. HO MAN 15 STRONGER THAN HIS STOMACH. Let the greatest athlete have dyspepsia and his muscles would soon fall. Physi­ cal strength is derived from food. If a man has insufficient food he loses strength. If he has no food he dies. Food is con­ verted into nutrition through the stom­ ach and bowels. It depends on the strength of the stomach to what extent food eaten is digested and assimilated. People can die of starvation who have abundant food to eat. when the stomach and its associate organs of digestion and nutrition dc not perform their duty. Thus the stomach is really the vital or­ gan of the body. If the stomach is "weak" the body will be weak also, because it is upon the stomach the body relies for its strength. And as the body, considered as a whole, is made up of its several mem­ bers and organs, so the weakness of the body as a consequence of "weak" stom­ ach will be distributed among the or­ gans which compose the body. If the body is weak because it is ill-nourished that physical weakness will be found in all the organs--heart, liver, kidneys, etc. The liver will be torpid and inactive, giving rise to biliousness, loss of appetite, weak nerves, feeble or irregular action of heart, palpitation, dizziness, headache, backache and kindred disturbances and weaknesses. Mr. Louis Pare, of Quebec, writes: "Iter years after my health bee an to fall, my head crew diuy, eyes pained me, and my stomteh wss sore all the time, while everything I would eat would seem to lte heavy like lied on my stomach. The doctors claimed that It wss sympathetic trouble due to dyspepata, and prescribed for me. and although l took their powders regularly yet I felt no better. My wife advised me to try Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical. Discovery--and stop takins the doe- tor's medicine. She bowbt me a bottle and we soon found that 1 benn to Improve, so I kept np the treatment I took on fieah. my stomach became normal, the digestive organs worked perfectly and 1 soon began to look like a different penon. I caa never cease to -grabbing dealer Into taking inferior substitutes for Dr. Pierce's medicines, recommended to- be "just as good." book of 1008 pages. Send 21 one-cent stamps for paper-covered, or 31 stamps for cloth-bound copy. Address Dr. R. v. Pierce, 063 Main Street, Buffalo. N Y WANTED Old defaulted or un­salable stocks and bonds. Remainders of estates bought. All unquoted or unlisted securities dealt In. No charge for valuing old securities. 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